Viva El Birdos editor Heather Simon and writers Tyler Kinzy and Ben Clemens discuss Paul Goldschmidt's contract extension, review the offseason that was for the St. Louis Cardinals, and look ahead to the 2019 regular season.

Viva El Birdos editor Heather Simon and writers Tyler Kinzy and Ben Clemens discuss Paul Goldschmidt's contract extension, review the offseason that was for the St. Louis Cardinals, and look ahead to the 2019 regular season.

VEB Podcast #127: Opening Day is (Finally) Here!

Viva El Birdos editor Heather Simon and writers Tyler Kinzy and Ben Clemens discuss the highs and and lows of the 2018 season and where that leaves the Cardinals organization as the offseason begins.

Viva El Birdos editor Heather Simon and writers Tyler Kinzy and Ben Clemens discuss the highs and and lows of the 2018 season and where that leaves the Cardinals organization as the offseason begins.

VEB Podcast #126: Looking Back on 2018

Viva El Birdos editor Heather Simon and writer Tyler Kinzy discuss the Cardinals' resurgence in the standings, what the road back to the postseason entails as the pennant chase heats up, how expanded rosters will impact the bench and pitching staff, and Matt Carpenter and Harrison Bader's chances of claiming an individual award this year.

VEB Podcast #125: Just Keep Winning

Viva El Birdos writers Tyler Kinzy, Ben Clemens, and editor Heather Simon discuss the frenzy of roster transactions leading up to the non-waiver trade deadline and where these decisions will lead the Cardinals in the 2018 season and beyond.

VEB Podcast #124: Trade Deadline Review, Pennant Chase Preview

VEB editor Heather Simon and writers Lance Brozdowski and Tyler Kinzy break down the Cardinals’ lackluster play to begin the second half and consider what additional changes could be in store as the trade deadline nears. They also discuss the recent success of the organization’s minor league affiliates and potential shifts in the team’s player development and drafting strategies.

VEB Podcast #123: An Uncertain Future

VEB writers Tyler Kinzy and Tanner Puckett discuss the firing of Mike Matheny with VEB editor Heather Simon before assessing the Cardinals' long-term outlook at each position and debating the merit of a potential Carlos Martinez trade.

VEB Podcast #122: Winds of Change

The Viva El Birdos Podcast makes its triumphant return as VEB writer Tyler Kinzy, editor Heather Simon, and managing editor Josey Curtis contemplate what direction the Cardinals should head in as the trade deadline approaches. They also discuss the latest clubhouse drama involving Jordan Hicks, Bud Norris, and Mike Matheny before tackling a trivia competition and answering listener questions ranging from organizational philosophies about tanking to Fortnite prowess.

VEB Podcast #121: To Sell Or Not To Sell?

Jose Martinez

Miles Mikolas

John and Heather participate in trivia about Cardinals walk-off home runs and discuss the highs and lows of the first four games of the Cardinals season.

VEB Podcast #120: Walkoffs and the power threats of Jose Martinez and Miles Mikolas

In this episode, originally recorded on November 18, 2017, John and Heather discuss the (at the time) hot Giancarlo Stanton rumors and how the Cardinals should plan their off-season.

THE LOST EPISODE

Will Leitch

John and Heather are joined by MLB.com, etc. writer Will Leitch (@willliamfleitch) and local wanderer Brendan Corkery (@BCorks09) to discuss the start of the 2018 season, how the Cardinals' recent past affects their present, and at 40:49, the group partakes in trivia about Opening Day, famous baseball names, and the Cardinals and Illinois Fighting Illini.

John and Heather are joined by <a href="http://MLB.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">MLB.com</a>, etc. writer Will Leitch (@willliamfleitch) and local wanderer Brendan Corkery (@BCorks09) to discuss the start of the 2018 season, how the Cardinals' recent past affects their present, and at 40:49, the group partakes in trivia about Opening Day, famous baseball names, and the Cardinals and Illinois Fighting Illini.

VEB Podcast #119: Will Leitch discusses the two loves of his life (and briefly, his children)

The editors of Viva El Birdos talk about the St Louis Cardinals and major league baseball.

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John and Heather do a great job. This is always a must-listen, especially so during the Cards&#39; season. My only complaint is that Milt Thompson has yet to be the answer to one of the trivia questions. Should be fixed pronto.

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Viva El Birdos Podcast

Dayn Perry

John and Heather are joined by CBS Sports writer Dayn Perry to break down each division in Major League Baseball, as well as make Wild Card, LCS, and World Series predictions.

VEB Podcast #117: The 2018 MLB Preview Edition with Dayn Perry

John and Heather are joined by Viva El Birdos prospect gurus Aaron "A.E." Schafer and Josey Curtis to discuss each's top ten prospects in the St. Louis Cardinals system as well as some additional intriguing prospects in the Cardinals' organization.

VEB Podcast #116: Let's talk about 'spects, baby

John and Heather do a round of walkup song-related trivia (3:12), discuss the Milwaukee Brewers' acquisitions of Christian Yelich and Lorenzo Cain and discuss how it impacts the NL Central race (11:52), Randal Grichuk's comments about playing time and Mike Matheny's response to them (23:59), and their picks for the 2018 class of the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame (32:37).Photo credit: Andrew Gurney (@kingabababa on Twitter)'s drawing of Xavier Scruggs from his collection of drawings of every Cardinals batter to make a plate appearance in the 21st century.

John and Heather do a round of walkup song-related trivia (3:12), discuss the Milwaukee Brewers' acquisitions of Christian Yelich and Lorenzo Cain and discuss how it impacts the NL Central race (11:52), Randal Grichuk's comments about playing time and Mike Matheny's response to them (23:59), and their picks for the 2018 class of the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame (32:37). Photo credit: Andrew Gurney (@kingabababa on Twitter)'s drawing of Xavier Scruggs from his collection of drawings of every Cardinals batter to make a plate appearance in the 21st century.

VEB Podcast #112: Brewers moves, Grichuk comments, and the Cardinals Hall of Fame

John and Heather take turns in drafting 15-player teams to see which players will accumulate the most FanGraphs Wins Above Replacement for the 2018 Cardinals.

VEB Podcast #118: The Cardinals WAR Draft

John and Heather briefly discuss the lack of Cardinals transactions over the last two weeks and then go name-by-name to place votes for the 2018 Hall of Fame class.

VEB Podcast #109: The Hall of Fame ballot edition

Marcell Ozuna

Stephen Piscotty

Manny Machado

John and Heather discuss the acquisition of Marcell Ozuna from the Miami Marlins, the trade of Stephen Piscotty to the Oakland Athletics, more rumors surrounding Manny Machado of the Baltimore Orioles (among others), and the 2018 St. Louis Cardinals ZiPS projections.

VEB Podcast #108: Marcell Ozuna, Stephen Piscotty, Manny Machado rumors, and ZiPS projections

John and Heather are joined by Viva El Birdos writers Tyler Kinzy and As You Van Slyke It (i.e. Gail) to discuss the results of readers' choices for Cardinals MVP, Cy Young, and Rookie of the Year, as well as discussing the trade of Aledmys Diaz to the Toronto Blue Jays.

VEB Podcast #106: The VEB Awards--Cardinals edition

John and Heather compare the instant classic Game 5 of the 2017 World Series to Game 6 of the 2011 World Series, the firings of postseason managers John Farrell, Dusty Baker, and Joe Girardi, and the Cardinals' hirings of Mike Maddux and Jose Oquendo.

VEB Podcast #102: Game 5 vs. Game 6 and Cardinals coaching changes

John and Heather discuss the recent struggles and tumble of the Cardinals' playoff odds, and then they create a list of fifteen Cardinals to protect in a hypothetical MLB expansion draft.

VEB Podcast #87: Preparing for an expansion draft

John and Heather discuss the top performers of the first month of 2017, Kolten Wong's horrible no good very bad May 1 game, and Mark McGwire's importance to the Cardinals franchise.

VEB Podcast #81: A look back at April, Wild Card predictions, and the Cardinals Hall of Fame

John and Heather talk with Will Leitch of Deadspin, Sports on Earth, and a majority of the internet's websites about his experiences as a Cardinals fan, the relationship between national baseball media and Cardinals fans, the current state of the team, and many other topics.

VEB Podcast #80: Talkin' Birdos with Will Leitch

John and Heather break down the NL Central with Brandon Kraeling of Red Reporter (2:24), Kyle Lesniewski of Brew Crew Ball (20:36), Charlie Wilmoth of Bucs Dugout (40:09), and Al Yellon of Bleed Cubbie Blue (53:39).

VEB Podcast #76: The NL Central preview edition

In Part 3 of the VEB Awards, John and Heather talk with mister_manager, Ben Godar, Alex Crisafulli, and As You Van Slyke It about VEB listeners' choices for Cardinals Rookie of the Year, Cy Young, and MVP awards.

VEB Podcast 59.2: The VEB Awards (Cardinals edition)

Carlos Martinez

Jhonny Peralta

Pete Kozma

Randal Grichuk

Matt Holliday

Craig Edwards, Fangraphs writer and Viva El Birdos Editor, joins Ben Humphrey, Viva El Birdos Editor-in-Chief to discuss the 2015 MLB All-Star Game; wanting to watch Carlos Martinez pitch; how good Jhonny Peralta is as a SS; why Pete Kozma is on the roster; OF playing time after Matt Holliday's activation; Randal Grichuk as trade bait; the Stephen Piscotty at 1B experiment; and the Cardinals' Franchise Four

Viva El Birdos Podcast Ep. 36 - Craig & Ben discuss the 2015 MLB All-Star Game; wanting to watch Carlos Martinez pitch; how good Jhonny Peralta is as a SS; why Pete Kozma is on the roster; OF playing time after Matt Holliday's activation; Randal Grichuk a

Ben Humphrey

Joe Schwarz

Ken Dayley

Bo Jacks

Jaime Garcia

Viva El Birdos Podcast - Ep. 32 - Ben and Joe discuss 1987 Topps baseball cards, Ken Dayley, the 2015 MLB Draft, the Lance Lynn and Matt Holliday injuries, Jaime Garcia's performance to date, the Cards' need to add a pitcher, and Bo Jackson's physique

Viva El Birdos Podcast - Ep. 32 - Ben Humphrey and Joe Schwarz discuss 1987 Topps baseball cards, Ken Dayley, the 2015 MLB Draft, the Lance Lynn and Matt Holliday injuries, Jaime Garcia's performance to date, the Cards' need to add a pitcher, and Bo Jacks

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